Presence of males within laying hens affects tonic immobility response and sociality

International Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1087-1091

  Ghareeb, Khaled ^a  

^a South Valley University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Fear; Hens; Males; Rearing; Sociality

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 79952264911     PISSN: 16828356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2010.1087.1091     Document Type: Article

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